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The Biggest Loser…

By on October 1, 2009 in Barbells & Dumbells, Conditioning & Endurance, Fat Loss, Hardcore & Odd Object, Interval Training, Kettlebells, Muscle Building, Strength Training, Women's Training

NBC’s The Biggest Loser started a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been watching. I’ve caught a few episodes here and there over the past seasons, and sometimes hang on for a full season. I’m liking this show right now, and I’ll tell you why. In a society where pills, surgery, and other shortcuts seem [...]

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Long time, still no posting…

By on September 28, 2009 in Barbells & Dumbells, Circuit Training, Conditioning & Endurance, Grip Training, Hardcore & Odd Object, Kettlebells, Muscle Building, Strength Training

Hey guys, Once again I have gone too long without adding new content to this site. I’ve also been slacking off in my training as well. However, I’ve recently decided to make some commitments, and part of that involved getting back into my training, as well as beginning to post here again. I’ve always had [...]

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Functional Strength Training…

By on June 28, 2008 in Barbells & Dumbells, Bodyweight Training, Hardcore & Odd Object, Kettlebells, Muscle Building, Strength Training, Women's Training

“Functional strength training” has become a buzzword. However, as popular as it seems, there are still people everywhere who don’t get it. So, let’s take a quick look at what it is, why it’s important, and how to do it. Functional strength training is basically using exercises in your workouts that transfer to real life [...]

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The Slosh Pipe

By on June 18, 2008 in Conditioning & Endurance, Grip Training, Hardcore & Odd Object, Strength Training

Steve Maxwell has a reputation for finding, creating, and sharing unique training methods and tools. I remember seeing the slosh pipe a while back, and saw last week or so that Steve had posted an article about it. Basically, a slosh pipe is a length of PVC pipe that you fill with water, capping both [...]

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Making a Sandbag…

By on February 5, 2008 in Conditioning & Endurance, Fat Loss, Hardcore & Odd Object, Muscle Building, Strength Training

I posted most of this as a comment in another post, but thought it deserved its own. Obviously, there’s more than one way to make a sandbag, but here’s how I made mine. If you want to buy a ready-to-go sandbag, you can get one from www.ironmind.com . I haven’t used one, but Ironmind has [...]

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